Word: orals
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...students in Harvard College, except those who entered before 1910, must pass before the end of their second year a special oral examination, to test their power of translating either French or German. Any member of these classes who has not already passed this oral examination, and wishes to take it this month, must notify the Recorder, 4 University Hall, in writing, before next Thursday. Each candidate will then be notified when and where to present himself for the examination...
...students in Harvard College, except those who entered before 1910, must pass before the end of their second year a special oral examination, to test their power of translating either French or German. Any member of these classes who has not already passed this oral examination, and wishes to take it this month, must notify the Recorder, 4 University Hall, in writing, before Thursday, May 14, 1914. Each candidate will then be notified when and where to present himself for the oral examination...
...courses which are related to each other. Under the new system all students concentrating in this division will be required to pass in their Senior year a final examination covering their special field within the Division, and consisting of a written examination early in the spring, and an oral examination toward the close of the year. In order to prepare students for these examinations the University will provide special tutors beginning with the Sophomore year...
...most important matters of business left over from last year's Council were (a) improvement in administration of oral examinations, (b) more frequent hour examinations looking to the decrease in importance of the two long examinations, (c) a better arrangement of Class Day Week (d) some plan for limiting a man's outside work, similar to the point system in effect at Technology. The Committee discussed these questions at several meetings with the following results: A conference with President Lowell and also with Professor Ford, chairman of the Modern Language Department, brought about the following changes to be made...
Announcement has been made of the University Summer School for 1914, which will be open from July 1 to August 12. Courses will be given in Astronomy, Botany, Chemistry, Economics, Education, Engineering, English, Oral English, and Public Speaking, Fine Arts, French, Geology, German, Government, History, Italian, Latin, Mathematics, Metallurgy, Philosophy, Physics, Physical Education, Psychology, Sociology, and Spanish. All courses except those in Engineering, Geology, Metallurgy, and Shopwork are open to women as well as men. Most of these courses will count toward an A.B., M.A., or S.B. degree...